Jean Cazals, the London-based photographer from France, was thrilled to be declared the first-ever Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2012 at a packed champagne reception at the Mall Galleries, London SW1 on Tuesday 24 April 2012.
He was presented with the Pink Lady® trophy and his prize of £5000 by Jon Durham, Managing Director of Apple & Pear Australia, the parent company of Coregeo Ltd, the Master Licensor for Pink Lady® in the UK
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| Jean Cazals - Black Pigs Winner Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2012 |
More than 200 guests and finalists had flown in from across the world – from Chile , Italy , America and China – for the event, compered by chairman of the judges, chef and owner of Leon Restaurants
Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year is the first-ever international celebration of the art of food photography. More than 3000 images were entered, from over 60 countries. There were nine categories, including Food in the Field, Food in the Street and the Philip Harben Award for Food in Action.
Judges included Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens, Alex James, musician and cheesemaker, Sheila Dillon, presenter of Radio 4’s The Food Programme, James Averdieck, founder of Gu Chocolate Puds, John W Dixon, Executive Director, Food, Marks and Spencer and Roy Meiklejon FBIPP, President of the BIPP.
“We are overwhelmed and delighted with the response to the very first year of the awards,” says Andy Macdonald, Managing Director of Coregeo Ltd. “Being involved in commissioning the very best food photography ourselves, we look forward to this establishing itself as a major annual international cultural event.”
Caroline Kenyon, Director of the awards, declared: “I have had a love and admiration for great photography all my life and it is really wonderful to see such talent and diversity.”
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